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Hammock newbie here

Well, thanks to my wife I now have a Hennessey Expedition. So, get ready as I start asking all kinds of questions. Hopefully, I'll find most of the answers through searching, but I may ask some that have already been asked and answered. The first one I have is about the pad. Do most of you that use a pad use the blue closed cell foam?

When I use a pad, it's an insulated inflatable - the Exped Downmat 7. I have sweaty-back issues when I use CCF under my torso. Sometimes I use CCF under my legs and it's fine.

“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story

Welcome Ghosthiker. I do use a pad, but it is different. I bought a Big Agnus Sleeping Bag and it has a compartment to slide in a pad. That way you can't roll off in the middle of the night. I also HIGHLY recommend you get Mod #2 done to your new hammock. There is no better investment on a Hennesy.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy

I've been using the blue CCF pad, and recently acquired an Exped Downmat 7 short-mmmm comfy! I'm thinking about switching from the blue CCF to an evazote pad, as some here have claimed that there is a big difference in insulating properties between the two. I'm using a DIY gearskin, so a CCF pad is a given.

I have an evazote that I have used a lot, and it is much warmer. It still offers no more cushioning though, but it is warmer compared to the same thickness blue ccf. The cushioning issue is the main reason I have switched from tent to hammock.